(SE) running red lights

i wanted to be ruined —

a little more than i wanted

— to be loved

She preens under the attention granted, though not for the way some might think. No, she simply tries to make it seem like she’s exactly who she said she was, though the idea of it was sparked with some hint of anxiety within. She was young, but the Monster Hunter’s Guild had just burned down, and Ronin had given it to her with the promise to rebuild it – old sketches of the things he’d hunted to add to her belongings.

So instead, she offers him a sweeter smile, something that has a playful sharp edge to it as she lowers the pen to the paper again. Only if ever required. She hadn’t anticipated on it, not at the very least. But it was always an option. There was no in between, really, when it came down to the profession she chose. Still, he offers his name and she scribbles down on the paper again. It’s a pleasure to meet you Korbin. Then, after a moment of glancing up to his face and studying him a small amount, she writes beneath it a follow up question.

How long are you here for? An easy question, an equally avian tilt of her head to accompany the question as her icy gaze flickers up to him again.

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